Timeline for Drilling out steel screws
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| Sep 8, 2021 at 2:31 | comment | added | coderjohn | @Dan K So it seems you must abandon re-use of this broken fastener's hole and use a grinding or cut-off technique to remove the head so you can remove the cover. A Dremel tool will do the job with the right bit (and minimize incidental damage with a steady hand). | |
| Sep 8, 2021 at 2:23 | comment | added | Dan | Screw extractor already failed. I doubt I'd be able to back it out with a slot. Even before one of the screw heads was damaged, it didn't budge with my M18 impact wrench at the highest setting. So you suggest grinding the head off basically? | |
| Sep 8, 2021 at 1:44 | history | answered | coderjohn | CC BY-SA 4.0 |